Behind every billionaire there is a story!

Former Miss UK lands a billionaire life and enters Rich List in sixth

She was once a beauty queen but now she can afford all the tiaras she could ever want. Britain’s wealthiest woman in this year’s Rich List is a former Miss UK who went on to marry a bio-tech millionaire and write a number one hit for the All Saints’ pop group.

“You never know what will happen in life, said the mother of Kirsty Roper. “Nobody knows how they are going to end up.”

Her daughter Kirsty has gone from a middle-class childhood in a quiet Staffordshire village to a life of star-studded parties, chalets in Gstaad and racing yachts.

In The Sunday Times Rich List 2008, published today, Kirsty and her husband Ernesto Bertarelli are new entries, ranked sixth, with a fortune of £5.65 billion.

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